time; hour; season; time of the year
appointed time; timetable; schedule
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
winter vacation; winter holidays
spring break; spring vacation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
innermost depths of one's heart
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
one's last moment; one's death; one's end